Indie Music Magazine

1. INDIE MUSIC
MAGAZINE 2
J O E H A L L

2. FRONT COVER
The masthead in this magazine is
very large and bold. This is used
to grab the attention of the
reader and makes it stand out
from others. The bold font in
white makes it stand out from the
background and contrasts
against the background.
Sell lines, cover lines
The sell lines and cover lines use varied size of
text making the magazine more unique and
modern. These lines tend to use long buzz
words to excite the audience and hype an
area of the magazine up.
The main image in the front cover is an close up
shot. This type of shot puts all the attention on
the face of the subject and the facial expression
creates a certain mood for the magazine. The
facial expression gives off a dull dreary mood. It
is as if Florence is staring right into the readers
eyes.

3. CONTENTSThe mast head in the NME contents page uses the
same font as the front cover. They have used the same
bold approach but used a more vibrant red to make it
stand out. The white stroke lines around the letters
make it stand out from the dark background.The NME magazine has only used one
image on there contents to draw the
attention to only this photo. They have also
used an image of the artist on stage,
making the readers want to know the event
and more information.The NME magazine have also made the
font of the Arctic `monkeys large and
bold so that it grabs peoples attention.
This makes people want to read on. Also
by using such a big band name on the
magazine you draw attention. They give
the information in bugger font
underneath, this makes it easy for anyone
to read what that area of the magazine is
about.
The advertisement box for a subscription
to the magazine is made to stand out.
The darker background and lighter font
colours mean it stands out from the rest
of the page.
The NME have separated the
magazine areas up and put them
into categories. This makes it
easier for the reader to find what
they want, and gives the
magazine a more organized feel.

4. DOUBLE PAGE SPREADThe NME magazine uses the main image of
the Vaccines, this gives off the popular
nature the magazine has with music artists
and draws readers in to such a well known
band. No article is needed to sell the
magazine.The article continues using the band
to sell the magazine by using the
bands name as the heading. They
have used a large font so that it
stands out and captures the
attention of the audience. The
Vaccines basically sell the magazine.
The image uses pale gritty
colours, this gives off a dull image
but also ties in with the bands
theme. The background colour
blends in with the text
background making it look
professional.
The subline tells the readers a little
info about what the bands article is
about, this pulls in readers. The
subheading describes the band as the
biggest guitar band, this sells the
magazine by making the band known
to be big.
The band are giving direct address to the readers
so that it looks like the singer is looking at the
reader personally. The main singer is featured at
the front of the image as he is the most likely
person to be recognized it makes the article more
known that it is about the vaccines.